Strategic Objectives

INMA Project (Childhood and Environment). A multi-centre monitoring project in which cohorts from Menorca, Sabadell, Granada, Valencia, Asturias and Gipuzkoa participate, and which studies the relationship between exposure to environmental agents and childhood development. The cohort monitoring phases of pregnant women and their children have been carried out, during pregnancy (every three months), at birth, at one year, and at the age of 2 and 4. The next step is to monitor the phases at age 7 and 10.

To describe the exposure to common contaminants, from the first to the fourth year of life: atmospheric pollution, by products derived from disinfecting the water. To analyse the evolution over time.

To measure the association between pre-natal and post-natal exposure to atmospheric contaminants and pollutants in drinking water and children’s physical and neurobehavioural development at the ages of 2 and 4 years old.

To measure the association between pre-natal exposure to pollutants such as POPs and heavy metals (umbilical cord) and the neurobehavioural development of a child at the ages of 2 and 4, analysing the coherence with the results obtained at the age of one year.

To assess the role of the quality of domestic ecology, the parents’ degree of intelligence, social support network and social class in the neurobehavioural development, sociodemographic determining factors, health and healthy habits: pregnancy and early childhood.

To integrate the data from this study with those from the other cohorts in the INMA Project.

Main lines of research

Environmental and atmospheric pollution, drinking water contamination, diet and health.

Effects of interior and exterior atmospheric pollution and contamination of drinking water and for domestic use in neurodevelopment and respiratory diseases.

Association between pre-natal exposure and during the early years of life to pollutants such as POPs, endocrine disruptors and heavy metals, and neurobehavioural development in childhood.

Development, application and/or adaptation of the different scales and testing to assess neurobehavioural and domestic aspects (Etxadi-Gangoiti), school environment and other scales in childhood. Relationship of the aspects of the family structure and function, and cognitive development.

Sociodemographic and health determining factors during pregnancy and early childhood.

Obesity and metabolic disorder in childhood.

Assessment of the physical environmental agents and their effect on health.

Team Members

Name Surname

Center

E-mail

Joana Acha Morcillo

UPV – EHU

joana.acha@ehu.eus

Jon Iñaki Alvarez Uriarte

Public Health Subdirection

ji-alvarezuriarte@euskadi.eus

Asier Anabitarte Riol

Public Health Subdirection

a.anabitarteriol@gmail.com

Ainara Andiarena Villaverde

UPV – EHU

ainara.andiarena@ehu.es

Aritz Aranbarri Paredes

UPV – EHU

aritz.aranbarri@ehu.eus

Enrique Arranz Freijo

UPV – EHU

e.arranzfreijo@ehu.es

Juan José Aurrecoechea Aguirre

Dep. Health Subdirection – PH Gipuzkoa

Mikel Ayerdi Barandiaran

Dep. Health Subdirection – PH Gipuzkoa

esk-tolosa4@euskadi.eus

Izaro Babarro Vélez

Dep. Health Subdirection – PH Gipuzkoa

Florencia Barreto Zarza

UPV – EHU

flor.barreto@ehu.eus

Miguel Basterretxea Irurzun

Dep. Health Subdirection – PH Gipuzkoa

epidem1-san@euskadi.eus

Eduardo Fano Ardanaz

UPV – EHU

eduardo.fano@ehu.es

Mara Gallastegui Bilbao

Biodonostia HRI

m-gallasteguibilbao@euskadi.eus

Arantxa Gorostiaga Manterola

UPV – EHU

arantxa.gorostiaga@ehu.es

David Guerra Pereda

UPV – EHU

david.guerra@ehu.es

Amaia Irizar Loibide

Public Health Subdirection

amaia.loibide@gmail.com

Ana María Jiménez Zabala

Public Health Subdirection

mambien1-san@euskadi.eus

Isabel Larrañaga Padilla

Dep. Health Subdirection – PH Gipuzkoa

ilarranaga@euskadi.eus

Nerea Lertxundi Iribar

UPV – EHU

nerea.lertxundi@ehu.es

Aitana Lertxundi Manterola

UPV – EHU

alertxundi@euskadi.eus

Mª Dolores Martínez López De Dicastillo

Dep. Environment and Land Planning

dml-martinez@euskadi.eus

Madalen Oribe Amores

UPV – EHU

mada8722@gmail.com

Manuel Sánchez de Miguel

UPV-EHU

manu.sanchez@ehu.es

Loreto Santa Marina Rodríguez

Dep. Health Subdirection – PH Gipuzkoa

ambien4ss-san@euskadi.eus

Mikel Subiza Pérez

Dep. Salud – Subdirección SP Gipuzkoa

m-subiza@euskadi.eus

Itziar Ubillos Esriche

Dep. Health Subdirection – PH Gipuzkoa

iv-ubillos@euskadi.eus

Nerea Urbieta Macazaga

Dep. Health Subdirection – PH Gipuzkoa

Oscar Vegas Moreno

UPV – EHU

o.vegas@ehu.es

Carlos Zabaleta Camino

Goierri-Alto Urola IHO

carlos.zabaletacamino@osakidetza.eus

Miren Begoña Zubero Oleagoitia

UPV – EHU

mirenbegona.zubero@ehu.eus

Scientific Output

Originals

Published:
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Maternal complications in pregnancy and wheezing in early childhood: a pooled analysis of 14 birth cohorts.